Combined skirt



(No Model M.'B. HAMMOND.

COMBINED SKIRT, SHIRT WAIST, AND BELT SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT.

Patented May '18, 1897.

INVENTOR M. B.- HAMMOND,

ATTORNE @.6 Q m OA/mv ITA mg ik UNITED iSTATES ATENT FFICE.

MYRON B. HAMMOND, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

COMBINED SKIRT, SHIRT-WAIST, AND BELT SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,737, dated May 18,1897.

Application filed March 5, 1897.

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, MYRoN B. HAMMOND, a citizen of the VUnited States,residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in aCombined Skirt, Shirt-VVaist, and Belt Supporting Attachment; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a combined skirt, shirt-waist, and beltattachment for personal wear, and has for its objects to provide anattachment of this description which cannot become distorted by thetugging or strain of the parts carried thereby and attached to thegarments, while at the same time the devices for securing theshirt-waist are readily adjustable and there is no necessity whatever ofequipping the garments with any hook devices.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application,Figure l is a front elevation, partly broken away, showing my improvedattachment; Fig.'- 2, a rear elevation thereof; Fig. 3, a detail brokenperspective showing a short section of my attachment and illustratingparticularly the manner of attaching the adjustable safetypins whichattach to the shirt-waist, as well as the relative arrangement of thehooks which serve to keep the outside belt in position. Fig. 4 is abroke-11 edge elevation of my improvement; Fig. 5, a detail perspectiveof the particular form of safety-pin which I use; and Fig. 6, a viewsimilar to Fig. 4, but showing my improvement without any protectingouter flexible strip.

Similar numbers of reference denote like parts in the several figures ofthe drawings.

Ileretofore various constructions have been contrived for the purpose ofproperly supporting skirts and shirt-waists and for keeping an outsidebelt in position, but the main disadvantages which these constructionspossess are due to the fact that the devices for attaching to theshirt-Waist are either not adjustable or they consist of hookspermanently attached to the shirt-waist and capable of hooking onto abelt, or the fastening devices Serial No. 626,161. (No model.)

-or the fastening devices are attached to a flexible belt, in whichinstance the latter becomes sagged and distorted by any tugging orstraining. My invention contemplates such specific arrangement of partsas will obviate these disadvantages and will be best understood from thefollowing description.

l is a strip, preferably of thin steel, iiexible lengthwise, but rigidin other respects, and 2 are hooks depending therefrom and secured byeyelets 3 to said strip.

4 are hooks which extend upwardly and are secured by eyelets 5 to saidstrip. The hooks 2 afford a fastening for the skirt, the latter beingprovided with the ordinary flat metal eyes or with eyes made fromflexible material, as may be desired, while the hooks 4 prevent theslipping upward of the outside belt usually worn, which latter extendsbeneath such hooks. These hooks 2 4 extend, respectively, below andabove the strip l, the free ends of both hooks being disposed on theoutside of such strip, whereby when the latter is in position on thewearer said hooks may afford skirt attachments and also means forholding an outside belt in position. course these hooks 4 may be made ofany suitable shape and may be ornamented, so that they will present avery neat appearance when outlined against the belt, which latter I havenot shown.

I employ a peculiarly-constructed safetypin to be carried by the strip land which attaches to the shirtwaist, which pin comprises the usualprong 6, spring element 7, and socket 8, and integral with this pin isalso a socket 9, through which the rigid strip l extends, so that thissafety-pin is capable of a free sliding movement along this strip. Ipreferably use three of these pins, one at or aboutlthe center of theback of the attachment and a pin at each side when the attachment is inuse. Of course these pins may be shifted so as to grasp the shirt-waistat any desired locality, and right in this connection it is important tonote that any bending of the body which would cause a tug at the pinwill cause the latter to slip along the strip l, so that these pins willautomatically adjust them- IOO selves back and forth during theeontortions of the body, thus preventing any dead pull which wouldresult in tearing the waist.

I preferably provide an outer textile strip lO, which is secured to thestrip l by means of the eyelets and which acts as a protection orfacing, although it performs no function whatever necessarily. In thepresent instance, as shown at Figs. l and 2, this rigid strip l extendsonly throughout a portion of the length of the attachment, while thetextile strip lO is intended to go entirely around the waist and isprovided with the ordinary buckle ll, so that the ends may be fastened;but it will of course be clear that the rigid strip l may be provided atits extremities with complementary fastening devices and may be made ofa length sufficient to encirele the waist of the wearer, and I thereforedo not wish to be limited in this respect, and, moreover, I have shownat Fig. 6 this attachment without the textile strip 10.

It will be obvious that the garments of the wearer are not cuinberedwith such bulky devices as fastening-hooks, which latter are especiallyannoying and disadvantageous when the garments are laundered; but, onthe other hand, all the actual fastening devices are carried by therigid strip l and are moreover readily detachable from the garments.

I do not wish to be understood as laying any broad claim to fasteningdevices of this sort generally; but

lVhat I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A garment-supporter of the character set forth, comprising a stripfiexible lengthwise but rigid in other respects capable of being securedaround the waist of the wearer, and safety-pin devices extending abovesaid strip and adapted t0 be attached to a shirtwaist, said devicesbeing provided with depending sockets which embrace said strip and arecapable of sliding freely lengthwise thereof, substantially as setforth.

2. A garment-supporter of the character described, consisting of a stripflexible only lengthwise and capable of adjustment around the waist ofthe wearer, said strip having secured thereto two sets of hooks whichextend respectively above and below the strip, the free ends of bothsaid sets being disposed on the outside of said strip and pointing inopposite directions, substantially as set forth.

3. The herein described garment supporter, which comprises a strip ofthin flexible steel capable of attachment around the waist of thewearer, the two sets of hooks which point in opposite directions andwhich extend respectively above and below said strip, the free ends ofboth said sets being disposed on the outside of said strip, andsafety-pin devices extending above the strip and provided with dependingsocket portions which elnbrace said strip and are movable lengthwisethereof, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MYRON B. HAMMOND.

Wi tnesscs:

F. W. SMITH, Jr., M. T. LoNeDEN.

